στείνω
στείνω,
II). used by
Hom. and
Hes. only in pres. and impf. Pass.,
to become strait, be narrowed,
θύρετρα φεύγοντι στείνοιτο Od. 18.386 ; of persons,
to be straitened for room,
στείνοντο δὲ λαοί Il. 14.34 ; of sheep,
A.R. 2.128 .
3). metaph.,
to be straitened, distressed,
ἀρνειὸς λάχνῳ στεινόμενος burdened with its wool,
Od. 9.445 .(
στέν- y ω, cf.
στενός.)
ShortDef
to straiten
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
στείνω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
στεινω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-96407
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">στείνω</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">make strait, straiten, confine, crowd</span>, <span class="quote greek">στείνοντες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nonn.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">D.</span> 23.5 </a> : Ep. impf. <span class="quote greek">στεῖνον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg002:114" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg002:114/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">A.</span> 114 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> used by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> and <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> </span> only in pres. and impf. Pass., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to become strait, be narrowed</span>, <span class="quote greek">θύρετρα φεύγοντι στείνοιτο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18:386" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:18.386/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 18.386 </a> ; of persons, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be straitened for room</span>, <span class="quote greek">στείνοντο δὲ λαοί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:14.34/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 14.34 </a> ; of sheep, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:128" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.128/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 2.128 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">become full, be thronged</span>, <span class="quote greek">γαῖα στεινομένη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:160" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:160/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 160 </a> : c. gen., <span class="quote greek">στείνοντο δὲ σηκοὶ ἀρνῶν ἠδ’ ἐρίφων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:219" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.219/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 9.219 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">νεκρῶν ἐστείνετο γαῖα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:100" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.100/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Q.S.</span> 7.100 </a> : c. dat.,[<span class="foreign greek">ποταμὸς] στεινόμενος νεκύεσσι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">crowded with ..</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:220" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.220/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 21.220 </a>; <span class="quote greek">νῆσοι στεινόμεναι Κόλχοισι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:335" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.335/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 4.335 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">πώεσι .. αὐλὴ ς</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:398" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.398/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">H.</span> 4.398 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">στείνοντο .. ἀγροὶ μυκηθμῷ</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">were filled with ..</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:25:97" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:25.97/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 25.97 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be straitened, distressed</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἀρνειὸς λάχνῳ στεινόμενος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">burdened</span> with its wool, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:445" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.445/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 9.445 </a>.(<span class="foreign greek">στέν-</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">y</span> <span class="itype greek">ω</span>, cf. <span class="foreign greek">στενός</span>.)</div> </div><br><br>'}